Embarrassing

[TonySoprano]

For mcann and the players that.

Awful line up.
I thought middledon and gotts were guaranteed to start.
Bad day at the office all round.

But Again, the main problem is the atrocious recruitment that is killing us.

[mpc123]

You weren't saying that the first 5 games, same players.

[In the box]

For mcann and the players that.

Awful line up.
I thought middledon and gotts were guaranteed to start.
Bad day at the office all round.

But Again, the main problem is the atrocious recruitment that is killing us.

No bad days at the office are one offs .. this is a complete failure in all parts of the team. For when Sterry’s  got injured it’s been a steady decline of player performances and poor results. But even before then results depended on only one or two players getting to score sheet and it disguised the lack of a proven striker that’s still baldly needed !!

[Padge_DRFC]

Gotts
Oriordan
Middleton
Grehan
Pearson

Are all fine. The issue for me is our starting 11 isn't improved from last season

[mpc123]

They maybe but it is a step up.

Orient are a team that are mature in league one and hit the play offs last year.

I was prepared for this.

Like any team we are on a slump, of form.

[PDX_Rover]

I have faith in the management putting it right. A long long long way to go.

[Pancho Regan]

I have faith in the management putting it right. A long long long way to go.

Well said.

[sedwardsdrfc]

Recruitment isn’t bad it was just centre forward area that’s lacking.

We aren’t picking a settled team thats a big part of the problem he’ll get it right eventuall. Could do with hurrying up like

[Chris Black come back]

That was absolutely terrible.

[ForsolongaRover]

Gotts
Oriordan
Middleton
Grehan
Pearson

Are all fine. The issue for me is our starting 11 isn't improved from last season

Some just stopped trying today, some didn’t even start trying. The way we played against their 10 men was embarrassingly bad.

Middleton, Sharp, Bailey, Gotts and Nixon showed some effort. Lawlor never seems to save anything, rarely comes out for crosses and always blames the defence.

[GazLaz]

Does Grant pick the names out of a hat to choose is starting XI? He obviously doesn’t but he doesn’t know his best team does he. That’s a slight concern.

[Chris Black come back]

Also apparent we have absolutely no pace in the side anywhere.

[Ian Nimmo]

We are changing the team too much, we need more consistency.
Surely he should have started Broadbent and not Sabarra.
Gotts scored 2 in the week and left on bench.
McGrath was terrible today, play Pearson who at moment is more consistent.
Leading the line is beginning to be a real issue, Billy worked hard all game but again we need him in box with half decent balls to him, all to often he having to work outside the box.
Difficult to see where we will get goals from on that performance.

[Prez]

Molz needs dropping. Dont care if hes our best player, hes out of form. McGrath has been appalling too. Very odd team selection.

Next game front 3 of Sharp, Gibson and Middleton. Midfield of Bailey, Gotts and Broadbent.

Back 4 Maxwell, Grehan, O Riordan and Nixon.

[Bessie Red]

Does Grant pick the names out of a hat to choose is starting XI? He obviously doesn’t but he doesn’t know his best team does he. That’s a slight concern.

Best team weve got is:
TLT
Maxwell
Sterry
Pearson
Grehan
Bailey
Broadbent
Clifton
Middleton
Sharp
Molenyeux

[Fal]

Our poor run of form started when Clifton got injured.....just saying...

On another note, McGrath had probably one of if not the worst game of his career today.

Like others have said i have faith in McCann to turn it around still.

[In the box]

Molz needs dropping. Dont care if hes our best player, hes out of form. McGrath has been appalling too. Very odd team selection.

Next game front 3 of Sharp, Gibson and Middleton. Midfield of Bailey, Gotts and Broadbent.

Back 4 Maxwell, Grehan, O Riordan and Nixon.

Grant is off his game too  imo !!

[grayx]

I just cant get my head round our starting line-up. Middleton should have been one of the first names on the sheet, S’barra nowhere near the sheet. Both centre halfs had a mare, midfield non existent and we wont score playing Billy as a lone striker. Mols showed nothing yet again.
We cant afford to keep turning in performances like that.

[GazLaz]

Our poor run of form started when Clifton got injured.....just saying...

On another note, McGrath had probably one of if not the worst game of his career today.

Like others have said i have faith in McCann to turn it around still.

Is that £500k offer still on the table for Jay?

[Sprotyrover]

It was a ‘Car crash today, hopefully Grant can pick up the pieces and we move on.

[Sprotyrover]

I keep trying to watch Sbarra he seems a bit of a passenger, he just disappears into the pack, please feel free to correct me if I’m wrong.

[Pliskin]

Now that the momentum from last season has worn off, it’s a real possibility that we're going to be fighting around towards the lower end of this league.

Honestly, where are the goals meant to be coming from?

Attacking players are really struggling to make an impact in games at this level. Other than the fantastic performance against Bradford, our only goals from attacking players have just been a Molyneux penalty vs Exeter and the Wycombe keeper gifting Sharp an open goal.

Defensively we started off very promisingly, but now we're leaking goals as well, particularly away from home. Some of the defending recently has been really poor.

We need another Bradford performance sooner rather than later.

[Sammy Chung was King]

We’ve hit a real bad patch. I’m surprised if we lose four nil to anybody in this league. I think the recruitment has been pretty good, we just haven’t got the firepower we had last season, Rob Street hasn’t been replaced. We are relying on Billy Sharp when as good as he is we should have two other strikers that are far younger and on form.

 Ajayi has ability but his confidence seems low. Hanlan hasn’t had a good start. The guy from America seems also low on confidence. A bit of work needs doing on the training ground. We shouldn’t be losing to Orient like that.

[Alan Southstand]

Lawlor not the better keeper.
Nixon not the best right back.
Senior not the best left back.
McGrath loss of form & O’R just come backin.
Close & S’Barra nowhere near.
Mols totally off it.
We are desperate for a quality striker.

Some hard truths need addressing and fast!

[les@donr]

It will be interesting what Grant says in his post match interview about that performance.

[DonnyOsmond]

Where's this apostrophe in Sbarra's name come from.

[Pancho Regan]

Gotts
Oriordan
Middleton
Grehan
Pearson

Are all fine. The issue for me is our starting 11 isn't improved from last season

 Lawlor never seems to save anything, rarely comes out for crosses and always blames the defence.

Sorry, I know we’re all hurting and cross but I’m not having that.
Lawlor has generally been excellent in the games he’s played.

[Chris Black come back]

We’ve hit a real bad patch. I’m surprised if we lose four nil to anybody in this league. I think the recruitment has been pretty good, we just haven’t got the firepower we had last season, Rob Street hasn’t been replaced. We are relying on Billy Sharp when as good as he is we should have two other strikers that are far younger and on form.

 Ajayi has ability but his confidence seems low. Hanlan hasn’t had a good start. The guy from America seems also low on confidence. A bit of work needs doing on the training ground. We shouldn’t be losing to Orient like that.

Anyone we should be thinking about signing Sammy?

[selby]

  There is a lad we released the season before last coming back from Australia in November Max Anderson, not a boy any more worth another look as a striker.
  He has been top scorer for his sides and the divisions in New Zealand and Australia and a couple of weeks trial while over here would cost nothing and we might just turn up a nugget.
  A big lad, fast and a finisher, and puts himself about.

[In the box]

We’ve hit a real bad patch. I’m surprised if we lose four nil to anybody in this league. I think the recruitment has been pretty good, we just haven’t got the firepower we had last season, Rob Street hasn’t been replaced. We are relying on Billy Sharp when as good as he is we should have two other strikers that are far younger and on form.

 Ajayi has ability but his confidence seems low. Hanlan hasn’t had a good start. The guy from America seems also low on confidence. A bit of work needs doing on the training ground. We shouldn’t be losing to Orient like that.

Recruitment has been typical of a club who wants to improve but won’t go beyond its means to do so . Why take players on loan , build them into working effective player and achieve your aims unless you make the final gesture and sign them . This Dajavu syndrome we have every January of looking for that missing piece only to let it go has to stop or give up looking !! It’s costing the club supporters who know what to expect the following season as the same mistakes are continuing.